TERM: | 2021-22 Winter |
COURSE NUMBER: |
BUSI 420 |
COURSE TITLE: |
Business Ethics |
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: |
Gordon T. Preston, B.Ed., Dip.C.S., M.B.A, EdD |
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0) |
COURSE DESCRIPTION: |
This course will emphasize that all business decisions have
significant ethical content. It will explore the varied
history of incorporating ethics into or attempting to eliminate
it from business. The contemporary ethical challenges in the
conduct of business will be examined from a Christian viewpoint
and compared with other ethical stances. It is intended to
help students develop and refine an ethical framework.
Prerequisites: PHIL 230 and BUSI 339, 370, 396 |
REQUIRED TEXTS: |
- The textbook in this course is available in print or
digital form. Print is $99,95 available in the bookstore. Digital is
$59 for a 180-day license. Sexty, Robert W. (2020) Canadian Business
and Society: Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability. McGraw-Hill:
Toronto, ON
- As well, there is a case study coursepack available
in the Course Resources folder on the course Moodle site. It contains
the case studies we will be discussing in class.
- Other readings as assigned
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MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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Personal Ethics Statement | 15% |
Midterm Exam | 35% |
Written Case Analysis | 35% |
In class Case Discussion | 15% |
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| 100% |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: |
Students will be able to:
- Articulate meta-ethical theories
- Demonstrate familiarity with scriptural, historical and contemporary perspectives on business ethics
- Identify and evaluate perspectives and processes in ethical decision making
- Apply ethical analysis tools to situations
- Articulate and defend a personal ethical framework
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COURSE OUTLINE: | - Unit 1 (week 1): Introduction/Overview
- Unit 2 (week 2): Ethics, Capitalism and Stakeholders
- Unit 3 (week 3): Stakeholder Analysis
- Case Discussion – Telus: Ethics and Cell Phone Tower Sites
- Unit 4 (weeks 4 and 5): Ethical Theory, Critical Thinking and Ethical Decision Making
- Case Discussion – Apple: Privacy vs Safety
- Unit 5 (week 6): Leadership and Strategy in Ethics
- Case Discussion – Starbucks Corporation: Fighting Racial Bias
- Unit 6 (week 7): Influencing Business Ethics and New Directions
- Reading – Chapters 10 and 16
- Case Discussion – Spruceland Properties Inc.
- Unit 7 (week 8): Governance
- Case Discussion – Ghana Investment Fund Limited
- Unit 8 (week 9): Marketplace Ethics
- Case Discussion – American Apparel
- Unit 9 (week 10 - 14):
- Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility: BHP Billiton and the Tintaya Dialogue
- Tianlong Company and the Toxic Capsule Scandal
- CEO Decision-making at Prairie Health Services
- Braniff International: The Ethics of Bankruptcy
- Enron (two class periods allocated to this discussion)
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